May 3, 1957 – Elvis Presley records “(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care”, written in 1957, by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for the film Jailhouse Rock starring singer and musician Elvis Presley. Presley’s version, one of the only songs in which he plays the electric bass, was recorded on May 3, with the vocal track added on May 9, 1957, and released on his Jailhouse Rock EP. It reached number fourteen on the R&B charts. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #BabyIDontCare #RocHop #JailhouseRock
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Month: May 2023
May 2, 1960 – Elvis Presley
May 2, 1960 – Production begins on Elvis Presley’s first post-Army movie, G.I. Blues. #ROCkabillyHop @ElvisPresley #Elvis #theKing #GIBlues #RocHop
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May 2, 1929 – Link Wray
May 2, 1929 – Rock and roll guitarist Link Wray is born “Fred Lincoln Wray Jr.” in Dunn, North Carolina. Wray is best known for the 1958 instrumental “Rumble” which he improvised when asked to play a “stroll.” A Native American who identified as “Shawnee,” Wray was placed at #45 of the top 100 greatest guitarists by Rolling Stone Magazine. #ROCkabillyHop #LinkWray @Link_Wray #Rumble #RocHop
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May 1, 1972 – Chuck Berry
May 1, 1972 – “The London Chuck Berry Sessions” album is released, including the novelty song “My Ding-a-Ling.” The album became Berry’s best seller, reaching #8 on the Billboard chart. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #ChuckBerry #RocHop
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May 1, 1961 – Neil Sedaka
May 1, 1961 – Neil Sedaka sings “Little Devil” on “American Bandstand.” His follow-up single to “Calendar Girl,” “Little Devil” falls sinfully short of the Top Ten, peaking at #11 on Billboard’s charts. #ROCkabillyHop #RocHop @dickclarkprod #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #NeilSedaka #LittleDevil
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May 1, 1961 – Jerry Lee Lewis
May 1, 1961 – Jerry Lee Lewis’ last Top Forty hit of the rock and roll era, a blistering version of Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say,” peaks at #30. @jerryleelewis #ROCkabillyHop #WhatdISay #JerryLeeLewis #TheKiller #RocHop
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May 1, 1955 – Chuck Berry
May 1, 1955 – A St. Louis guitarist named Chuck Berry is signed to Chess Records in Chicago after bluesman Muddy Waters recommends him to the label. @ChuckBerry #ROCkabillyHop #ChuckBerry #ChessRecords #RocHop
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